Arthritis, Other Chronic Disease Takes Toll on Work Force
Arthritis + other chronic health conditions may keep up to one-third affected out of workplace
Majority of Fibromyalgia Drug Trials Are Industry Sponsored
Almost two-thirds of trials had one or more authors with financial conflicts of interest
Coaching Can Halve Radiation Dose for Pain Physicians
Knowledge of and real-time coaching with scatter dose profile cuts radiation dose by about half
MRI Can Visualize Effects of Traction on Herniated Discs
Changes include change in disc shape, reduction of herniated disc volume, widening of the facet joint
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Omega-3s May Be Useful Adjunct to Opioids in Pain Therapy
Omega-3 may reduce side effects, development of morphine tolerance
Most Part D Plans Cover at Least One Biologic DMARD
In most plans, patients required to pay coinsurance percentage, averaging 29.6 percent of drug costs
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
RA-Related Issues Impede Smoking Cessation
Smoking used as distraction from pain, coping mechanism for frustration of living with RA
May 2015 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for May 2015. This roundup includes the...
